The

8 Metre The International Eight Metre class are class of racing yachts. Eight Metre boats (often called "Eights" or 8mR) are a '' construction class'', meaning that the boats are not identical but are all designed to meet specific measurement formula, in ...

was a sailing event on the

Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad ( 1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of 1904 and the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. The ...

program in

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. Seven races were scheduled. 45 sailors, on 8 boats, from 8 nations competed.

Race schedule

Course area and course configuration

For the 8 Metre the used courses were about 5 nm out of the locks, East of the Isle of

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on the

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. At that time the Zuiderzee had an open connection with the

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. The sea water was salt or at best

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. Waves could be steep and short due to the shallow waters.

Weather conditions

Results

The 1928 Olympic scoring system was used.

Final results

Daily standings

Notes

Maximum number of entrants

For the Int. 8-metres class 1 yacht from each country, crewed by 6 amateurs maximum (maximum number of substitutes 6).

Other information

During the Sailing regattas at the 1928 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:

References

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